Fox announces 'Independence Day' sequel release date

Exactly 19 years after the release of "Independence Day," the alien-invasion drama is getting a sequel, 20th Century Fox has announced. "Independence Day 2" is slated to hit theatres on July 3, 2015.

Last year, the film's co-screenwriter Dean Devlin told The Hollywood Reporter, "We resisted doing the sequel for years ... We didn't want to make a movie because it was financially a good idea, we only wanted to do it when we had an idea and a concept that creatively felt like it honored the first ...